Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-25
THE p1cn MoND DSPATCH--TH THURSDAY. AUGUST 90 1887

10 abbor their potations, aud IL had
hundred sons should nave ,ncm all
taught the german. The whole thIng
was a sealed book TO rue. AT one time
all would be separated, and at shrill
whistle from the leader away they all
rusbed like mad. or like Tam O'Shan-
fer when he rode for the bridge, and
order came ont of chaos. How beauh-
iul the girls looked. 1t was morning
german. and the ladies, twas said, were
NOT in full dress. II they could have
been prettier l can't see 1t. -. =,
There were many very oeautliul
girls. | did not know the name OF a
single one. AS they passed IN the
beautiful mazes of the german the
words of an old English poet came to
my mind
i."1heir little feet from under their po''i'oas
Iike little nice. peepei In and out
And OH go beautiful slgnt
have not seen since Conner hisn''
KS looked on there was one who
passed. whose every movement was the
poetry of motion. How sweet, how
gentle. how modest she looked. |
could stand it no longer. AS the
crowd passed by / graspcd General
anderson, of your city "For Coils
sake, General, tell me who that beanti-
ful girl is?" "Why. man" he replied
as he went on, "that is Miss May
Handy" The shadows of my life now
point to the West, and / may never
again see her but beg to lay at her
feet this tribute to her glorious beauty,
and / pray the gods that her pathway
through life may be strewn with flow
ers. l can say no more. Ny wife Is
here and l pass on.
There were two others that impressed
roe by their graceful movements. They
were glorious specimens Of physical
womanhood. On inquiry | learned
they were the Misses Bruce.
Ihe other ladies who struck me as
peculiarly pretty aud graceful 1 learned
were Miss Brock, of Richmond Miss
Richardson and Miss Coge, of New
Orleans, and Miss Myers, of Rich
moDd. As Tiny Tim would say, God
bless them all, every one" Among
the gentlemen dancing ] only knew
General Anderson and Colonel 10.
Lane Stern, and they were certainly as
graceful as any on the floor.
OF the distinguished people here |
have only met with General Butler,
United States senator from South Caro-
lima. He WAS q distinguished cavalry
officer in the late war. and during his
ten years in the Senate has been the
foremost man to uphold the interests
of the southern people, and has never
been lacking when attack or defence
was needed. He is man Of fine per
sonal appearance and fine CONVERSE
iionalist. Dr. Curry, United States
Minister to Spain, is here, and Bishop
Peterkin, of West Virginia.
State Senator Taylor Berry is here,
snd attracts attention wherever he goes
10y his commanding appearance. Mr..
s. V. Southall, of Charlottesville :;
Judge Mclaughlin, of Lexington +;
Marshall Hanger and Edward Echols,
of Staunton; Mr.. and Mrs. Decatur
Axtell. General and Mrs PeytOn Wise,
Dr. Hunter McGulre and family, Major
Nash and lady, Mrs. c. p. Lathrop, Mr..
md Mrs. y. NJ. Wilson. and many
others from Richmond.
| herd Carlton Mccarthy introduced
as the speaker in Stanton this summer
ut Tie soldiers memorial-day as the
only pyiratc left OF the Army of North
Gu Virginia. From the accounts OF the
number OF wealthy people here | am
the only poor man visiting the
White Sulphur. One very beau
tiful young lady was pointed out
to me as owning forty seven sugar and
cotton-plsntations. l have been won
dering ever since how she got here
unless farming is much more prosperous
there than in old Virginia. Several are
pointed out as worth millions, but it is
hard to tell. If You could see me in
my new suit and Derby hat, with gold
headed cane, YOU would rate me at
least at 800. 900. Well did Sir Peter
Teazle, in the "School for Sbandal"
say This is ID bad world We
live in, and the fewer we praise the
better" GOOD-HYE.